Existing Conditions
Table 12 . Broadband Applications with Typical Speed Ranges Required 22
Range |
Application |
Range |
Application |
500 kbps - 1 mbps
500 kbps - 1.5 mbps
500 kbps - 4 mbps
500 kbps - 5 mbps
1-5 mbps
1-6 mbps
• Text Messaging ( SMS )
• Audio Streaming
• Email ( Basic )
• Video ( Low Definition / YouTube )
• Voice Over Internet Protocol ( VOIP )
• Web Browsing ( Basic )
• Music streaming
• Email ( Large Attachments )
• IPTV ( Standard Definition , 1-3 Channels )
• Remote Surveillance ( Basic )
• Telecommuting ( Basic )
• Web Browsing ( Complex Sites )
• File sharing ( Small / Medium Files )
3-6 mbps • Video ( Enhanced Definition )
5-10 mbps
5-14 mbps
• Building Control & Management
• File sharing ( HD Videos )
• File sharing ( Large Files )
• IPTV ( Standard Definition , 4 + Channels )
• Medical File Sharing ( Basic )
• Remote Diagnosis ( Basic )
• Telecommuting ( Converged Services )
• Telepresence ( Low Quality )
• Video ( Standard Definition )
• Video Conferencing ( Basic )
• Gaming ( Basic )
5 mbps - 100 mbps
10 mbps - 100 mbps
25-100 mbps
50-100 mbps
100 mbps - 1 gbps
50 mbps - 10 gbps
100 mbps - 10 gbps
1-10 gbps
• Remote Education / Online Classes
• Gaming ( Complex )
• IPTV ( High Definition )
• Remote Surveillance ( HD )
• Smart / Intelligent Building Control
• Telecommuting ( High Quality Video )
• Telemedicine ( Basic )
• Telepresence ( High Quality )
• Smart / Intelligent Building Control
• Video Conferencing ( Multiple Users )
• Gaming ( Immersion )
• IPTV ( Full Channel Support )
• Multiple Educational Services
• Real-Time Data Collection
• Remote Server Services for Telecommuting
• Telemedicine ( HD )
• Video ( High Definition )
• Remote Supercomputing
• Research Applications
• File sharing ( Terabyte Datasets )
• Interactive Remote Visualization and Virtual Reality
• Live Event Digital Cinema Streaming
• Remote Control of Scientific / Medical Instruments
• Telepresence ( Using Uncompressed HD Video Streams )
22 Sources : Brookings Institution . “ An International Look at High-Speed Broadband ” by Darrell M . West , Feb . 2010 . http :// www . brookings . edu / reports / 2010 / 0223 _ broadband _ west . aspx Missouri Broadband Now . “ Broadband Speeds .” http :// mobroadbandnow . com / broadband-101 / broadband-speeds / State of New Hampshire Broadband Action Plan , Appendix . http :// www . nheconomy . com / uploads / Broadband-Action-Plan-Appendices . pdf State of Washington Department of Information Services . “ Creating Opportunities for Washington : A Report on Broadband in Washington State .” http :// broadband . wa . gov / sites / default / files / docs / WashingtonStateBroadbandReport . pdf
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